GPS Tracking
Locate any vehicle, anytime, anywhere - 24/7

Networkfleet™ merges GPS technology with affordable wireless coverage. The result is easily accessible information on a vehicle's location, stops, idling and mileage that can be quickly analyzed to yield benefits in efficiency and cost reductions. The operations side of your business can make your fleet run more smoothly by accessing GPS location information.

Many terms are used in the industry today to describe sophisticated vehicle tracking technologies such as telematics, automatic vehicle location (AVL) systems, and global positioning systems (GPS). These technologies now enable fleet managers to have convenient point-and-click access to an entire fleet and a window into the activities of each fleet vehicle.

Features of Networkfleet's GPS Tracking System

• Get 2-minute update rates of current location
  
• View the historical track of a particular vehicle or fleet
  
• Get driving directions
  
• Find the closest vehicle to an address or landmark
  
• Detailed reporting - See Reporting Section
  
• Nationwide Coverage

Terrestrial Coverage

Networkfleet's data is transmitted over the AT&T Wireless network which enables Networkfleet to deliver a truly nationwide service. AT&T's 3G network operates on GSM™, the worldwide standard for wide-area wireless communication. This network is more secure than Wi-Fi, utilizing SIM cards and encryption features to keep data transmissions safe. The AT&T Wireless network allows our customers to access Networkfleet services whenever and wherever they need them.

Store and Forward Technology

Wireless coverage is excellent in most areas of the continental United States. However, in areas where there may be limited coverage, Networkfleet's "store and forward" feature limits impacts from coverage gaps. If a Networkfleet-equipped vehicle enters an area of unreliable (or no) coverage, any unsent data is stored. All pending data is then uploaded to Networkfleet's website as soon as the vehicle travels back into the coverage footprint. Store and forward capability guarantees the accuracy of your tracking data even if contact is lost for brief periods.

What is GPS?
A Brief History

Initiated in 1973, the Global Positioning System (GPS), formally known as the Navstar Global Positioning System, was designed as a dual-use system with the primary purpose of enhancing the effectiveness of U.S. and allied military forces. Today, GPS is also rapidly becoming an integral component of the emerging Global Information Infrastructure with applications ranging from mapping and surveying to international air traffic management and automatic vehicle location (AVL).

Components

GPS has 3 parts: the space segment, the user segment, and the control segment. The space segment consists of 24 satellites, each in its own orbit 11,000 nautical miles above the Earth. The user segment consists of receivers, which you can hold in your hand or mount in your car. The control segment consists of ground stations (five of them, located around the world) that make sure the satellites are working properly.

How GPS Works

GPS is the only system today able to show you your exact position on the Earth anytime, in any weather, anywhere. GPS is accurate to within approximately 150 feet, but in practice accuracy is often far more precise, usually within 25 feet or less. GPS tracking satellites are continuously monitored by ground stations located worldwide. The satellites transmit signals that can be detected by anyone with a GPS receiver. Using the receiver, you can determine your location with great precision.

GPS Uses in Everyday Life

• Fleet Vehicle Management: GPS Fleet vehicle tracking systems are being used by commercial and private trucking companies tracking cars, trucks, buses and other equipment. These systems are referred to as AVL.
  
• Emergency management: Dispatchers for police, fire, and emergency medical service units use GPS vehicle tracking systems to determine which police car, fire truck, or ambulance is nearest to an emergency.
  
• Consumer vehicles: GPS technology is being used as a theft recovery solution as well as for in-vehicle navigation systems.
  
• Wildlife management: scientists use to track population patterns.
  
• Engineering: used to help ensure the two ends of the tunnel between England and France met.

The future of GPS is as unlimited as your imagination. New applications will continue to be created as the technology evolves.

AVL and GPS - What's the difference?

AVL stands for Automatic Vehicle Location. Any system that uses technology to locate the position of vehicles (rather than data collected by human interaction) could be classified as AVL. GPS is one specific way to locate vehicles and is often part of a GPS vehicle tracking subsystem of a larger wireless vehicle management application.

GPS Track History
See Where Your Vehicles Have Been

With Networkfleet™ you can review up to 90 days of vehicle location history online. This is more than 5 times the amount of online information that most GPS providers provide. Online access to this historical information allows you to spend less time downloading information for your files and more time focusing on your fleet. When you need to review information on past events, it's as simple as viewing an online map or running a trip report to confirm the location of a certain vehicle or driver. Our comprehensive mapping system, powered by leading third party providers, is the best available.

Landmarking
Plot Landmarks to Reflect the Location of Your Corporate Office, Warehouse, or Customers

With Networkfleet's system, fleet managers can identify and display an unlimited number of landmarks on web-based maps. Users simply enter the address and name of the location they would like to highlight.
Landmarking Increases Productivity

• See which driver is closest to a given customer
  
• Better predict shipment arrival times
  
• Determine misuse of company vehicles

Closest Vehicle
See Who's Closest with a Click

Networkfleet's™ closest vehicle feature allows dispatchers to quickly find out which vehicle is closest to a customer location or landmark. This allows for better routing, decreased fuel costs and more efficient use of resources. Get to your customers quicker and improve your customer service.

Check with your dispatching software company to see if they can integrate with Networkfleet's web services API. This would allow Networkfleet to work in unison with your dispatching software to create landmarks and determine the closest vehicles.

Driving Directions
Improve Routing and Dispatching

Networkfleet's™ new driving directions feature allows you to get directions to and from a vehicle's current location by simply entering a street address. Now dispatchers can simply enter an address and provide driving directions for every vehicle in their fleet. Dispatchers can simply email turn by turn directions to a field service worker's cell phone, PDA, or pager.

Geofencing
Monitor Vehicle Movement Into/Out of Restricted Areas

With geofencing, fleet managers can quickly pinpoint vehicles that venture into/out of unauthorized areas. Users simply enter the address of a location or landmark and radius parameters to create a circular geofence. When a vehicle enters or exits the area, Networkfleet records the date and time it crossed the geofence. A historical exception report can be run to easily identify vehicles that have crossed a geofence.